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May 2018

May 15, 2018
Show Notes This week we have a recap of the recent Rebuilt 2018 Conference held...
May 15, 2018
It is nothing less than blasphemy, says St. Ephrem the Syrian, if you pray while...
May 14, 2018
The cause of our gloominess is nowhere outside ourselves, says St. John Cas­sian. Depression grows...
May 13, 2018
Anger clouds our judgment, says St. John Cassian. The only way to be safe is...
May 12, 2018
We often say that someone has “made” us angry. Don’t blame someone else, says St....
May 11, 2018
The passion of anger blinds us and sends us tumbling into sin, says St. John...
May 10, 2018
Some people, says St. John Cassian, try to excuse their anger by saying that righteous...
May 09, 2018
“Gratitude is like cholera.” Not quite the way I was expecting the chapter to lead...
May 09, 2018
The visionary Hermas is told that anger forces the Holy Spirit to take flight from...
May 08, 2018
If you are angry at your neighbor, says St. Ephrem the Syrian, you are angry...
May 07, 2018
We should try to keep from getting angry, says St. Ambrose. But if anger sneaks...
May 07, 2018
Show Notes The well-known author Dr. Peter Kreeft joins me on Off the Shelf. We...
May 06, 2018
God gave you your emotions for good reasons, says St. John Cassian. The key is...
May 05, 2018
St. Gregory of Nyssa gives us a complete course in soul management. All the feelings...
May 04, 2018
Reason should dictate everything we do, says St. Ambrose. If reason loses control of our...
May 03, 2018
The devil loves it when we get all emotional, says St. Ambrose. That means we’re...
May 02, 2018
Brad Hahn is a deeply committed Catholic who helped found Solidarity Healthshare with Chris Faddis....
May 02, 2018
Fasting is good, as St. Gregory the Great told a congregation getting ready for Lent....
May 01, 2018
Some people swear off wine altogether—for reasons of pride, says Palladius of Galatia. That’s far...

April 2018

April 30, 2018
Your soul needs to take control of your body, says St. Leo the Great. By...
April 29, 2018
The abbot Serapion tells St. John Cassian that we can see what gluttony is like...
April 27, 2018
You’re never too sick or weak to be virtuous, says St. John Cassian. To avoid...
April 25, 2018
You don’t have to starve yourself to be a Christian, says St. Clement of Alex­andria....
April 24, 2018
Sloth, laziness, boredom—these are problems that can sap our energy for doing what needs to...
April 23, 2018
If you look to what other people think of you for your reward, says St....
April 23, 2018
Sonja Corbitt is the Bible Study Evangelista and creator of the magnificent LOVE the Word...
April 22, 2018
Most of us need people to think well of us—that’s how we get and keep...
April 21, 2018
Vanity, or “vainglory” as old English writers used to call it, is a hard vice...
April 20, 2018
When riots broke out in Thessalonica, the emperor Theodosius furiously ordered that the city should...
April 19, 2018
Maybe you think you’re doing pretty well in your faith. That’s when you need to...
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